したし

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
親し

Pronunciation

Adjective

したし • (shitashi) ←したし (sitasi)?†-shiku

  1. Classical Japanese and literary form of したしい (shitashii)
    • 2023
      皇室(くわうしつ)に君(きみ)と歩(あゆ)みし半生(はんせい)を見守(みまも)りくれし親(した)しき友(とも)ら
      kōshitsu ni kimi to ayumishi hansei o mimamorikureshi shitashiki tomo-ra
      (please add an English translation of this example)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "したし" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) したしく
したしから		 sitasiku
sitasikara
Continuative (連用形) したしく
したしかり		 sitasiku
sitasikari
Terminal (終止形) したし sitasi
Attributive (連体形) したしき
したしかる		 sitasiki
sitasikaru
Realis (已然形) したしけれ sitasikere
Imperative (命令形) したしかれ sitasikare
Key constructions
Negative したしからず sitasikarazu
Contrasting conjunction したしけれど sitasikeredo
Causal conjunction したしければ sitasikereba
Conditional conjunction したしくば sitasikuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) したしかりき sitasikariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) したしかりけり sitasikarikeri
Adverbial したしく sitasiku
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.

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